Bob Marley & The Wailers - Survival (Audio CD - 2001) [Extra Tracks]

Containing what is considered Marley's most defiant and politically charged statement, Survival concerns itself with the expressed solidarity of not only Africa, but of humanity at large. The album was controversial right down to the jacket, which contains a crude schematic of the stowage compartment of a typical transatlantic slave ship. Survival is intended as a wake-up call for every man to resist and fight oppression in all of its insidious forms. The overwhelming influence of contemporary African music is also cited with the incorporation of brass à la Fela Kuti and his horn-driven Africa '70. Survival could rightly be considered a concept album. Marley had rarely been so pointed and persistent in his content. The days of the musical parable are more or less replaced by direct and confrontational lyrics. Likewise Survival reinforces the image of Marley as a folk hero to those suffering from oppression. The 2001 Definitive Remaster of Survival includes a bonus track featuring the 12" extended version of "Ride Natty Ride".
Condition: Brand New Factory Sealed

TRACK LISTING

1 So Much Trouble in the World 4:00
2 Zimbabwe 3:51
3 Top Rankin' 3:11
4 Babylon System 4:21
5 Survival 3:54
6 Africa Unite 2:55
7 One Drop 3:51
8 Ride Natty Ride 3:51
9 Ambush in the Night 3:14
10 Wake Up and Live 5:00
11 Ride Natty Ride Bonus Track / 12" Mix 6:23